Travelling From London (UK) To Budapest (Hungary)

Various Ways To Travel To Budapest (Hungary)

Below you will find detailed travel information about the various transport methods you can use when travelling from London (UK) to Budapest International Airport (Hungary). Here you should be thinking about your flight and more importantly which airline to use in terms of expense and route. The web page that follows this one will then give details
of how to get from Budapest International Airport to Budapest City.

London AIRLINES / AIRPORTS

If you are not aware of the budget airline called
WizzAir WebsiteWizzAir it is fast becoming the cheap alternative to
RyanAir WebsiteRyanAir. WizzAir flights to leave from London-Luton Airport only whereas
RyanAir flights leave from London-Stansted Airport only. Either way, both airlines are way cheaper than
British Airways WebsiteBritish Airways, whose flights leave from London-Heathrow
Airport (Terminal 3) only. Getting to a particular airport, from Central London, is quite easy.

LONDON-LUTON Airport

In the case of travelling to London-Luton Airport WebsiteLondon-Luton Airport it
means buying a National Rail THROUGH Ticket (from a Central London Rail Station or Online) that allows you to take a train from London's St. Pancrais International Station (or
Farringdon Station) for example to London-Luton Parkway Station. Farringdon Station is less crowded/busy/annoying than St. Pancrais International, so I would recommend using it instead.

Upon arrival at London-Luton Parkway Station you then have to take a 10 Minute shuttle bus ride to the actual London-Luton Airport terminal. The shuttle bus fare is currently £2.30, but
this will be included in the price of your Nation Rail THROUGH Ticket. If you forget to buy a THROUGH Ticket, for whatever reason(s), and therefore have a standard train ticket to
London-Luton Parkway Station only you can always pay the £2.30 fare when you get on the shuttle bus.

Note - The Stansted Express train does not use a particular platform, so it is up to you to check which platform it will use on your particular day of travel.

Liverpool Street also has a Tube (Underground Train) Station of the same name, located within the rail station, so if you are travelling to Liverpool Street Rail Station by tube train you
need to take either a Hammersmith & City (Pink) Line, Metropolitan (Burgundy) Line, Circle (Yellow) Line or Central (Red) Line tube train and get off at the station called Liverpool
Street where upon exit of that tube station you will see the National Rail station platforms.

HEATHROW Airport

If you are flying with British Airways you will need to travel to Heathrow Airport WebsiteHeathrow Airport (Terminal 3), located in Greater (Outer) London. You can get there by taking a Piccadilly (Blue) Line tube train to the tube station called Heathrow Terminal 3 (which is Heathrow Airport) - This will cost each adult Single Fare Finder Web Page£6 Cash (Travel Anytime), £5.10 Oyster Card (Peak Times - Monday to Friday from 0630 to 0930 and from 1600 to 1900) or £3.10 Oyster Card (Off Peak - At all other times including public holidays).

Taking a Piccadilly Line tube train from Leicester Square tube station (Central London) for example, to Heathrow Terminal 3, normally takes between 45 Minutes and 1 Hour. However, even though the tube trains are normally very frequent and very reliable delays can still happen, for whatever reason(s), so always give yourself 90 Minutes journey time just to play safe.

You can get to Victoria Rail Station by taking a Victoria (Light Blue) Line tube train to the tube station called Victoria Station. Upon exit of that tube station you will either be
standing inside, or just outside, the rail station called Victoria. You cannot miss it because it is one of London's main terminal stations.

The airline called EasyJet WebsiteEasy Jet goes to Budapest, leaving from Gatwick
Airport or London-Luton Airport, but their airfares tend to be a little expensive. They do have great offers sometimes (i.e. £80) but you need to watch out for them, otherwise you are
looking at an average priced return trip of £150+ per passenger.

National Express COACH

Travelling to an airport by National Express Coach WebsiteNational Express Coach
these days is still far cheaper than using the above mentioned transport options. However, the trouble with travelling by Coach (or Bus or Taxi for that matter) is the risk of a longer
journey due to very possible Traffic Jams and Motorway Accidents.

To travel from London Victoria Coach Station to Heathrow Airport (Terminal 3) using National Express is currently £7.50 plus £1 Booking Fee and usually takes around 45 Minutes to arrive at
Heathrow Airport. Sounds great, even when optional luggage and travel offers are taken into consideration (i.e. £8 for 1 Extra Bag), but the reality is you still need to travel to Victoria
Coach Station for example whereas with a tube train you can use any tube station to start your journey to Farringdon Station or Heathrow Terminal 3.

If you are travelling to Stansted Airport, you can take the A9 National Express coach from Victoria Coach Station, Liverpool Street Tube Station or Stratford Tube Station. The cheapest
fare from Stratford Tube Station (outside Westfield shopping centre) is £10 (one way) or £13.10 (return).

UK TO BUDAPEST AIRPORT (Via London-Luton Airport)

Below is an actual time recording from London-Luton Airport (UK) to Budapest International Airport (Hungary). This route was quite long because of the time gaps (waiting times) between
each type of transport journey. Furthermore, the train to London-Luton Airport was not working so I was forced to take the National Express Coach instead:

Normally the above journey (UK to Budapest Airport) takes around 4 Hours 54 Minutes, but in this case because of the National Express coach and coming from Stratford (as opposed to coming
from my normal apartment that is much closer to Farringdon train station) the journey time took 7 Hours 54 Minutes. An extra 3 Hours, wasted. Timing is important!!

UK TO BUDAPEST AIRPORT (Via Stanstead Airport)

Below is an actual time recording from London-Stansted Airport (UK) to Budapest International Airport (Hungary). Although there was a 15 minute delay with the aeroplane, this route took a
standard length of time:

London Apartment To Budapest (Journey Time: 6 Hours 24 Minutes)

09:15 - Leave Stratford (London) Apartment

09:30 - Catch the A9 Bus to Stansted Airport

10:20 - Arrive at Stansted Airport

11:25 - Board the Ryanair Aeroplane

14:55 - Aeroplane lands at Budapest Airport (+1 Hour Time Difference)

15:05 - Get off the Aeroplane

15:10 - At the Border Control

15:15 - Outside Budapest Airport

15:30 - Board the 200E Shuttle Bus

15:40 - At the Ferihegy Airport bus stop

16:15 - Board the train to Budapest

16:39 - At Nyugati train station (Budapest City)

Hopefully the above methods of transport give you a better idea for planning your journey/route, in terms of options for getting to your chosen airport. More information about each
transport operator and their prices can be found by following (clicking on) the BLUE words (links) above.